How to restore or restore my iPhone, iPad, iPod to factory settings with or without iTunes?

How to restore or restore my iPhone, iPad, iPod to factory settings with or without iTunes?

Restoring our phones to factory settings can be very convenient in several circumstances, above all if you are going to give your phone to someone else, both as a sale and as a gift. Clearly the best thing this time would be to erase all your personal data, handing over the device as if it were a new mobile.


If so, if you want to sell your phone or give it to someone else, we recommend that you make a backup of your iPhone first to back up all your information and then restore the backup data in iTunes and save all that information in a safe place.



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Finally, there are several methods to perform the reset, one of them is done through the device itself, that is, using the configuration options without any external agent. The other can be done using the iTunes application.

Restore my iPhone, iPad, iPod to factory settings without iTunes

Before starting this process it is very important that your device is fully charged and, if possible, connected to a power source, once you know this you can perform the reset.

  1. The process is very simple, you just have to go to the configuration options of your iPhone or iPad or iPod device. You can access these configuration options by clicking on the «Settings» button.
  2. All the configuration options available for your device will be displayed, this time you need to locate the one called «General».
  3. In this section you should find the option "Reset". As you can see, we have some options with which we can restore some aspects of our iOS devices.
  4. In any case, since on this occasion the intention is to delete or restore the device to its original (factory) state, the only option that should interest us is the one called “Delete content and settings ".
  5. A space will appear on your device screen where you will need to enter your password, something necessary to continue with the process.
  6. Once you have entered the password for your mobile or Apple device, a warning will appear on the screen indicating that all data and content will be erased, eventually restoring the device to its factory state. Now you just have to select the option "Erase iPhone".

You will see the Apple logo and a progress bar, this process may take a few minutes, please wait for it to complete. When finished, the device will reboot and have factory settings.




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Restore my iPhone, iPad, iPod with iTunes

Another way to restore the device to factory settings is to use the iTunes application. This process is also very simple, just follow these steps:

  1. Before starting it is necessary that you have installed the iTunes application, you can access it from the official Apple iTunes site.
  2. The first thing is to open the iTunes application, in the same way once you open the App, connect your Apple device (iPhone, iPad, iPod).
  3. In case “Trust my computer” appears on your device screen, just click on the option "Trust me".
  4. Several sections will appear on the application screen, one of the tabs is «Summary», you need to click on it.
  5. Similarly, when you do this, a new menu will appear, which presents two options "Update" and "Restore iPhone", this time the option we are interested in is "Restore iPhone", then click that option.
  6. A warning will appear on the screen informing you that your device data will be erased, just click on the “Restore and Update” option. Now click on «Next» and finally on the option «OK» to start the process.

It is necessary to wait, it should be noted that even while performing this process the device will be updated to the latest available version of the operating system. At the end of the process, the device will reboot and you will have your mobile with factory settings.




At this point it would also be a good idea to update iPhone applications with iTunes, as this will leave the device as new and in perfect working condition.


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